Beams go up

Slabtown Bridge work on target for November finish

September 6, 2012

Beams for a new Slabtown Bridge began arriving Wednesday, just a few days before the anniversary of massive flooding spawned locally by Tropical Storm Lee.

A raging Loyalsock Creek is responsible for taking out the span early last Sept. 8, and the state Department of Transportation has had the bridge's replacement on a fast track for completion by Thanksgiving.

The contractor began setting beams for the new, three-span bridge on Wednesday. One span will be done each day for the rest of the week, with work finishing Friday, said Rick Mason, PennDOT spokesman.